Services Offered

Pathology faculty and residents interested in collaborating on TRIP projects:

Pathology Residents

• Kaitlin Sundling (PGY-4)
• James Bauer (PGY-4)
• Sanjay Patel (PGY-4)
• Dan Matson (PGY-2)
• Madhu Roy (PGY-3)
• Richard Yang (PGY-3)
• Ranran Zhang (PGY-3)
• Ying-Hsia Chu (PGY-2)
• Ryan Bemke (PGY-1)
• Alain Cagaanan (PGY-1)
• (Sandor) Krisztian Kovacs (PGY-1)
• Viharkumar Patel (PGY-1)

Pathology Faculty

• Rashmi Agni – gastrointestinal pathology, liver pathology
• Agnes Loeffler – gastrointestinal pathology, renal, pancreas
• Christopher Flynn – breast/GYN pathology
• Aparna Mahajan – breast/GYN, cytopathology
• Stephanie McGregor – breast/GYN pathology
• Paul Weisman – breast/GYN pathology
• Shelly Cook – gastrointestinal pathology, pediatric pathology
• Darya Buehler – pulmonary pathology, soft tissue pathology, cytopathology, ENT/endocrine pathology, general cancer biology projects and animal models
• Scott Aesif – pulmonary
• Ricardo Lloyd – endocrine pathology
• Wei Huang – genitourinary pathology
• Rong Hu – genitourinary pathology, head/neck pathology
• Kristina Matkowskyj – gastrointestinal pathology
• Bill Rehrauer – molecular diagnostics
• Tom Warner – general pathology

• DNA and RNA isolation from fresh, frozen tissue, formalin fixed paraffin embedded tissue, and from microdissected tissue specimens
• Spatial and molecular profiling
• Cell Line Authentication Services (Short Tandem Repeat Analysis)
• New and customized assay development in conjunction with principal investigators

• Routine histology services ranging from specimen processing & embedding to special stains. Most routine histology services can be completed with 10 working days.
• Immunohistochemistry and in situ hybridization for new and established antigens, with extensive experience in multiplexed staining protocols
• Normal and benign formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded control tissues

• Nuance™ – Multispectral imaging system available to trained individuals on a reservation basis. Nuance software analysis can be augmented by the more sophisticated inForm software
• Vectra™ – Automated, multispectral imaging system capable of processing up to 200 slides per run. Subsequent data analysis via inForm software can be self-service or by arrangement with a software-trained pathologist
• AQUA – Automated single slide capacity, fluorescence-based imaging system. Self-service is not available for the AQUA system due to vendor restrictions
• Aperio – Whole slide bright field imaging system capable of scanning at 20x or 40x. Self-service is not available for the Aperio system.